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I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ... ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
Nothing is more precious than peace, by which all war, both in Heaven and Earth, is brought to an end. 
It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians. 
Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. 
I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth. 
Let no rank puff up anyone; for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world. 
Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God. 
Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God. 
Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church 
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation. 
I am God's wheat, and I shall be ground by the teeth of beasts, that I may become the pure bread of Christ. 
Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church. 
I would rather die and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us. 
I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God. 
Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart. 
A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God. 
Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men ... For cannot he that falls rise again? 
Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world. 
It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth. 
It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism. 
As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him. 
It is better to keep silence and be something than to talk and be nothing. 